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  • Nov, 2011

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    Rating of Prime Minister during Barack Obama Visit

    Q. How would you rate the performance of the Prime Minister Julia Gillard during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Total good 38% 76% 16% 51%
    Total poor 23% 2% 42% 10%
    Very good 12% 36% 2% 6%
    Good 26% 40% 14% 45%
    Average 31% 18% 37% 32%
    Poor 8% 15% 5%
    Very poor 15% 2% 27% 5%
    Don’t know 7% 3% 5% 7%

    Overall, the Prime Minister’s performance during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama was rated positively.

    38% rated her performance during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama as good and 23% rated it poor. 31% thought it was average.

    76% of Labor voters and 51% of Greens voters rated it good, while 42% of Liberal/National voters rated it poor and 37% rated it as average.

    43% of women rated her performance goods compared to 33% of men.

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  • Nov, 2011

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    Rating of Opposition Leader during Barack Obama Visit

    Q. How would you rate the performance of the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott during recent visit by US President Barack Obama?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Total good 18% 9% 31% 2%
    Total poor 30% 49% 9% 54%
    Very good 4% 2% 7%
    Good 14% 7% 24% 2%
    Average 37% 32% 46% 26%
    Poor 14% 17% 7% 24%
    Very poor 16% 32% 2% 30%
    Don’t know 15% 10% 13% 17%

    Overall, the Opposition Leader’s performance during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama was rated negatively.

    18% rated his performance during the recent visit by US President Barack Obama as good and 30% rated it poor. 37% thought it was average.

    Liberal/National voters were more likely to rate it as average (46%) – only 31% rated it good.

    There was little difference between the ratings of men and women.

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